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Appendix A
Pre-Test Questionnaire
(Adapted from Arnold, 2002, based on Horwitz, Horwitz & Cope, 1986)
Group #: ____________
SECTION I:
Please provide some demographic information about yourself.
1. Gender: _____ Male _____ Female
2. Age: _____
3. Major: _______________________________
4. What grade did you get in your previous Spanish class?
___ A ___ B ___ C ___ D or F ___ N/A
5. Have you ever learned any other foreign language(s) other than Spanish?
_____ No _____ Yes
If so, please specify which other language(s): _______________________
6. Have you ever spent a longer period <strong>of</strong> time around native speakers <strong>of</strong> Spanish where you
spoke Spanish on a regular basis?
_____ No _____ Yes
If yes, please specify the length <strong>of</strong> that period: ______________________
7. Do you consider yourself a heritage speaker/learner <strong>of</strong> Spanish or a non-heritage
speaker/learner?
NOTE: For this study, a heritage speaker/learner is defined as someone who grew up in a home
where the Spanish language was spoken; you may not even speak Spanish, but you might
understand it. A non-heritage speaker/learner is defined as someone who did not grow up in a
home where the Spanish language was spoken; you may have studied Spanish before in school,
but you were not around the language while growing up.
_____ Heritage speaker/learner _____ Non-Heritage Speaker/Learner
8. _____ If Spanish is your native/first language please check here.
9. How <strong>of</strong>ten do you use computers?
_____ Daily _____ Several times a week _____ Several times a month
_____ Rarely _____ Never
10. For what purposes to you use computers? Check all that apply.
_____ School _____ Work _____ Entertainment/Fun
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